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Steve Hilton, his former policy strategist, who spoke of his horror at Downing Street’s inability to control government decisionsPeter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

Jill ShermanWhitehall Editor

Published at 12:01AM, January 15 2013

David Cameron admitted yesterday that there was “an awful lot” of bureaucracy but insisted that he had good relations with civil servants.

Following an investigation by The Times which disclosed huge tensions between officials and politicians, Mr Cameron said that he did not accept that the Civil Service was “incapable of radical change”.

The Prime Minister also distanced himself from claims by Steve Hilton, his former policy strategist, who spoke of his horror at Downing Street’s inability to control government decisions. Mr Hilton told The Times that only 15 per cent of documents sent between departments related to the coalition